Tom Holt

Tom Holt (* 13. September 1961 in London ) is a British Fantasy - author . He also publishes Fantasy under the pen name KJ Parker .

Life

Holt published his first book at the age of 13: Poems by Tom Holt . He began writing humorous fantasy while studying at Oxford , but he has also published well-researched (but never entirely serious) historical novels and a satirical biography of Margaret Thatcher ( I, Margaret ).

Tom Holt lives in Somerset with his wife and daughter.

Works

As Tom Holt

JW Wells & Co.

• The Portable Door , Orbit 2003, ISBN 1-84149-158-6
• In Your Dreams , Orbit 2004, ISBN 1-84149-159-4
• Earth, Air, Fire and Custard , Orbit 2005, ISBN 1-84149-281-7
• You Don't Have to Be Evil to Work Here, But It Helps , Orbit 2006, ISBN 1-84149-284-1
• The Better Mousetrap , Orbit 2008, ISBN 978-1-84149-503-3
• May Contain Traces of Magic , Orbit 2009, ISBN 978-1-84149-505-7

Single novels

• Lucia Triumphant 1986 [funny-history, continuation of EF Benson's "Lucia" series]
• Lucia in Wartime 1985 [funny-history, continuation of EF Benson's "Lucia" series]
• Expecting Someone Taller , Macmillan UK 1987, ISBN 0-333-44002-1
  • Somehow we expected you to be bigger , Heyne 1994, translator Kalla Wefel, ISBN 3-453-07271-5
• Who's Afraid of Beowulf? , Macmillan UK 1988, ISBN 0-333-46004-9
  • Who's Afraid of Beowulf? , Heyne 1993, translator Kalla Wefel, ISBN 3-453-06586-7
• Goatsong: A Novel of Ancient Athens , Macmillan UK 1989, ISBN 0-333-51870-5
  • Der Ziegenchor , Heyne 1994, translator Kalla Wefel, ISBN 3-453-07793-8
• The Walled Orchard , Macmillan UK 1990, ISBN 0-333-54039-5
  • The garden behind the wall , Heyne 1994, translator Kalla Wefel, ISBN 3-453-07800-4
• Flying Dutch , Orbit 1991, ISBN 0-356-20111-2
  • The flying Dutchman , Heyne 1993, translator Kalla Wefel, ISBN 3-453-07243-X
• Ye Gods! , Orbit 1992, ISBN 1-85723-016-7
  • Liebling der Götter , Heyne 1995, translator Kalla Wefel, ISBN 3-453-08002-5
• Overtime , Orbit 1993, ISBN 1-85723-126-0
  • But if there is a hole in time ... , Heyne 1995, translator Kalla Wefel, ISBN 3-453-08531-0
• Here Comes the Sun , Orbit 1993, ISBN 1-85723-125-2
  • Hell is going on in heaven , Heyne 1995, translator Kalla Wefel, ISBN 3-453-08540-X
• Grailblazers , Orbit 1994, ISBN 1-85723-192-9
  • Snottys Grail , Heyne 1996, translator Kalla Wefel, ISBN 3-453-10972-4
• Faust Among Equals , Orbit 1994, ISBN 1-85723-197-X
  • Faust and Co. , Heyne 1996, translator Kalla Wefel, ISBN 3-453-09487-5
• Odds & Gods , Orbit 1995, ISBN 1-85723-299-2
  • Even gods are only people , Heyne 1997, translator Kalla Wefel, ISBN 3-453-11935-5
• Djinn Rummy , Orbit 1995, ISBN 1-85723-329-8
  • Bottle Spirits , 1997 (planned in German but never published)
• My Hero , Orbit 1996, ISBN 1-85723-365-4
  • Mein Held , Heyne 2000, translator Michael Koseler, ISBN 3-453-14933-5
• Paint Your Dragon , Orbit 1996, ISBN 1-85723-433-2
  • Always trouble with Georgie , Heyne 1998, translator Michael Koseler, ISBN 3-453-14030-3
• Open Sesame , Orbit 1997, ISBN 1-85723-476-6
  • Open Sesame , 2001 (planned in German but never published)
• Wish You Were Here , Orbit 1998, ISBN 1-85723-555-X
• Only Human , Orbit 1999, ISBN 1-85723-693-9
• Alexander At The World's End , Little, Brown UK 1999, ISBN 0-316-85058-6
• Snow White and The Seven Samurai , Orbit 1999, ISBN 1-85723-898-2
• Olympiad: An Historical Novel , Little, Brown UK 2000, ISBN 0-316-85390-9
• Valhalla , Orbit 2000, ISBN 1-85723-983-0
• Nothing But Blue Skies , Orbit 2001, ISBN 1-84149-040-7
• Falling Sideways , Orbit 2002, ISBN 1-84149-110-1
• Little People , Orbit 2002, ISBN 1-84149-116-0
• A song for Nero , Little, Brown UK 2003, ISBN 0-316-86113-8 (as Thomas Holt)
• Meadowland , Abacus 2005, ISBN 0-349-11741-1 (as Thomas Holt)
• Someone like me , Orbit 2002, ISBN 1-84149-446-1 (short story for the "Quick Reads" series)
• Barking , Orbit 2007, ISBN 978-1-84149-285-8
• Blonde Bombshell , Orbit 2010, ISBN 978-1-84149-778-5
• Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Sausages , Orbit 2011, ISBN 978-0-316-08002-6
• The Management Style of the Supreme Beings , Orbit 2017, ISBN 978-0-316-27082-3
• An Orc on the Wild Side , Orbit 2019, ISBN 978-0-316-27085-4

Others

• Poems by Tom Holt (1974) (collection of poems)
• I, Margaret (1989) (satirical biography of Margaret Thatcher, starring Steve Nallon)
• Bitter Lemmings (1997) (Songbook)
• Get Who Goes There? (1998) (collection of articles and short stories)

Anthologies

• Richard's blockbuster (The Flying Dutchman, We kind of expected you bigger)
• Tom Holt Omnibus 1 Dead Funny (Flying Dutch, Faust Among Equals)
• Tom Holt Omnibus 2 Mightier Than The Sword (My Hero, Who's Afraid of Beowulf?)
• Tom Holt Omnibus 3 Divine Comedies (Here Comes The Sun, Ye Gods!)
• Tom Holt Omnibus 4 For Two Nights Only (Overtime, Grailblazers)
• Tom Holt Omnibus 5 Tall Stories (Expecting Someone Taller, Ye Gods!)
• Tom Holt Omnibus 6 Saints and Sinners (Paint Your Dragon, Open Sesame) [English]
• Tom Holt Omnibus 7 Fishy Wishes (Wish You Were Here, Djinn Rummy)
• Tom Holt Omnibus (Only Human, The Portable Door) [English]
• Expecting Beowulf (Expecting Someone Taller, Who's Afraid of Beowulf? + Short biography of the author)

As KJ Parker

The colors of steel (fencer)

• Colors in the Steel , Orbit 1998, ISBN 1-85723-557-6
  • City of Swords , Knaur 1999, translator Andreas Decker, ISBN 3-426-70130-8
• The Belly of the Bow , Orbit 1999, ISBN 1-85723-756-0
  • Die Bogenmeister , Knaur 2000, translator Andreas Decker, ISBN 3-426-70131-6
• The Proof House , Orbit 2000, ISBN 1-85723-966-0
  • Die Steppenreiter , Knaur 2000, translator Andreas Decker, ISBN 3-426-70132-4

The Circle of Crows (Scavenger)

• Shadow , Orbit 2001, ISBN 1-84149-019-9
  • Shadow hunt , Bastei Lübbe 2004, translator Edda Petri, ISBN 3-404-20482-4
• Pattern , Orbit 2002, ISBN 1-84149-107-1
  • Traumsplitter , Bastei Lübbe 2004, translator Edda Petri, ISBN 3-404-20488-3
• Memory , Orbit 2003, ISBN 1-84149-171-3
  • Inkubus , Bastei Lübbe 2004, translator Dietmar Schmidt, ISBN 3-404-20526-X

Engineer

• Devices and Desires (2005)
• Evil for Evil (2006)
• The Escapement (2007)

More novels

• The Company , Orbit 2008, ISBN 978-1-84149-509-5
• Purple and Black , Subterranean Press 2009, ISBN 978-1-59606-241-2
  • Purpur und Schwarz , Golkonda 2011, translator Jakob Schmidt, ISBN 978-3-942396-14-1
• The Folding Knife , Orbit 2010, ISBN 978-1-84149-511-8
• The Hammer , Orbit 2011, ISBN 978-0-316-03856-0
• Sharps , Orbit 2012, ISBN 978-1-84149-926-0
• The Two of Swords , Orbit 2015 ( feature novel )
• Savages , Subterranean Press 2015, ISBN 978-1-59606-759-2
• Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City , Orbit 2019, ISBN 978-0-316-27079-3
• How to Rule an Empire and Get Away with It , Orbit 2020, ISBN 978-0-316-49867-8

Awards

• 2012 World Fantasy Award as "KJ Parker" for A Small Price to Pay for Birdsong as best novel
• 2013 World Fantasy Award as "KJ Parker" for Let Maps to Others as best short novel

See also

• Humorous fantasy

Web links

• Literature by and about Tom Holt in the catalog of the German National Library
• Tom Holt in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
• Tom Holt in the Science Fiction Awards + Database (English)
• KJ Parker in the Science Fiction Awards + Database (English)
• Works by and about Tom Holt at Open Library
• Official site of the author (English)
• Extensive bibliography (English)
• Gumby's huge Tom Holt's website, not fully up to date (English)
• Homepage of Steve Nallon, co-author of Tom Holt at I, Margaret ; with reading sample

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Jared Shurin: Interview: "Hello, My Name is KJ Parker" . Kitsch porn. April 21, 2015.